Chapter 10
Operating Other Devices
OPERATING OTHER DEVICES
To use the remote control to operate other devices (such as a TV, VCR, DVD player, tuner, amplifier, or DISH Network satellite receiver), you must first program it to operate these other devices. You can do this by either following the instructions in Setting Up Using Device Code Tables on page 67, or the Setting Up Using Device Codes Scan procedure described on page 68.
Remote Control Modes
Use the remote control’s mode buttons, SAT (satellite receiver), TV (for a TV), VCR (for a VCR or a DVD player), and AUX (“auxiliary,” for a second TV, a VCR, a tuner, an audio amplifier, or a second DISH Network satellite receiver) to set the remote to the correct mode for the device. To change the mode, press the button for the device you want the remote to operate. The mode button lights for two seconds to show you’ve set the remote to that mode.
Limited Mode
You can program your remote control in Limited Mode to keep from accidentally changing the channel on your TV or VCR and causing a snowy or blue screen. When the remote control is in Limited Mode for TV mode, you will only be able to use POWER, MUTE, and VOLUME functions for your TV. When the remote control is in Limited Mode for VCR mode, you will only be able to use POWER and the VCR functions for your VCR.
Note: Limited Mode is not used with amplifiers.
Turning Limited Mode On and Off
1Press and hold the correct mode button (for example, TV) until all of the mode buttons light. Release the mode button.
2Press:
•PAGE UP to turn Limited Mode on.
•PAGE DOWN to turn Limited Mode off.
3Press POUND (#).
Combination Devices
If you are programming the remote to operate a combination device, such as a TV/VCR or a TV/DVD, program the remote control in one mode, and then repeat the procedure in the other mode. For example, to program the remote to control a TV/VCR using code 748, follow the instructions to program the remote to control the TV using code 748, and then repeat the instructions for the VCR using the same code.
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